Client Area

For print-ready files, please supply as a print-quality PDF. Our ideal pdf specs are listed at the bottom of this article.

Here's a basic rundown of what we can accept, but if you have a file in another format, talk to us -

Photoshop – versions don't really matter here, but please supply us with a layered file if you can in case we need to adjust anything:

please supply as a CMYK file

talk to us about the required DPI

please supply fonts if you are providing a layered file

please indicate crop marks if you are supplying a file with bleed

Illustrator

We can accept all versions up to the most current CC version

convert all fonts to curves or provide us with all required fonts

supply in a format that we can edit if necessary (to add appropriate bleed, etc)

InDesign

We can accept all versions up to the most current CC version

We prefer print-ready PDFs, but suggest you also include the editable file in case we need to adjust or make changes – please use the package option (under the file menu) to package everything required, and send us the package folder. Go through the options in the package window to ensure everything is present that we will need

PDF

We can accept all versions up to the most current CC version

If you provide us with a PDF file, please ensure it is print resolution at the size required, and bleed is included, if necessary.

IDEAL PDF SPECS (we know you won't always be able to send us jobs this way, but it would make us jump for joy if you did!) :

output format, save as PDF/X-4:2010

modify the settings so you do not downsample images

you can use LZW or ZIP compression for images, but not JPG

embed full font subsets

use GRACol2006 or GRACoL2013 and not USwebcoated(SWOP)v2 or similar

use these links to download .csf files (colour settings for Creative Suite and a file with PDF presets for Adobe CS6 and higher.